British & Irish Lions squad announcement LIVE:Warren Gatland set name his New Zealand touring party

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The time has come for Warren Gatland to name his British & Irish Lions squad for this summer's tour of New Zealand.Following a Six Nations campaign which arguably threw up more questions than answers, Gatland will name a his squad for the tour at around midday, at which point he will also officially name his captain.Sam Warburton of Wales is expected to be given the honour for a second-straight tour, but England skipper Dylan Hartley looks likely to miss the cut. You can follow the news throughout the day with Sportsmail's ANDY WARREN, with analysis from our team of rugby experts. The size of Warren Gatland’s squad will be confirmed at midday and will number between 37 and 39 which is considerably smaller than the last time the British and Irish Lions toured New Zealand. In 2005, Sir Clive Woodward opted for a 44-man squad for the 11-game trip, with a further seven players flown out as injury replacements.This time round the opposition is considerably tougher – no 100+ point defeats of the likes of Manawatu. Instead The Lions face all five of New Zealand’s Super Rugby franchises who are currently dominating the Australasian Group of the tournament.Add to that the New Zealand Maori, who famously defeated the Lions in 2005 with Carlos Spencer at the helm, and it is apparent that the whole squad will have important parts to play in this daunting tour.Warren Gatland will reveal his British & Irish Lions squad for the tour of New Zealand at midday, but who would our team of experts take?The Kiwi is charged with picking the best mix of English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish players to take on the fearsome All Blacks, but everyone has had their say.Ahead of Gatland's announcement, our rugby experts pick the players they think should pull on the famous red shirt.They don't all agree, far from it, but that's what makes days like this fascinating.British & Irish Lions squad announcement LIVE:Warren Gatland set name his New Zealand touring party,British & Irish Lions squad announcement LIVE,Warren Gatland set name his New Zealand touring party,The time has come for Warren Gatland to name his British & Irish Lions,Warren Gatland to name his British & Irish Lions,Following a Six Nations campaign which arguably threw up more questions than answers,New Zealand,new zealand,British & Irish Lions,British & Irish LionsBritish & Irish Lions squad announcement LIVE:Warren Gatland set name his New Zealand touring partyhttps://youtu.be/wYefwJ5TDHo